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Public Integrity Council
The Public Integrity Council is a Ukrainian advisory council created in 2016 for helping the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) of Ukraine to decide on the ethical eligibility of judges. In late 2023, a law giving the HQCJ the right to suspend members of the Public Integrity Council was launched in Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. Creation The Public Integrity Council was established under Article 87 of the Ukrainian law No 31 of 2016 "on the Judiciary and the Status of Judges". Aim and rules Article 87 of law No 31 of 2016 on the Judiciary and the Status of Judges defines the role of the Council in 20 paragraphs, with the primary aim being to help the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) of Ukraine in deciding on the ethical eligibility of judges. The HQCJ can override the council's recommendation to reject a judge if at least eleven of the HQCJ's sixteen members agree for the override. In 2017, Diana Kovacheva, in her role as an international exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the Wikt:Unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada is composed of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies, who are presided over by a Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, chairman (speaker). The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. The deputies elected in the 21 July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election were inaugurated on 29 August 2019. The Verkhovna Rada developed out of the systems of the republican representative body known in the Soviet Union as Supreme Soviet (Supreme Council) that was first established 26 June 1938 as a type of legislature of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR after the dissolution of the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets, Congress of Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Kovacheva
Diana Kovacheva ( bg, Диана Ковачева, born 16 July 1975) is a Bulgarian lawyer and politician, who served as justice minister from 30 November 2011 to 21 February 2013. Early life and education Kovacheva was born in Sofia in 1975. She holds a law degree, which she received from Sofia Kliment Ohridski University. She also obtained a PhD in international law and international relations. Career Kovacheva worked as a researcher at the Institute for Legal Sciences of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 2000 to 2001. She was named executive director of Transparency International Bulgaria in August 2002. Her term lasted until 28 November 2011. On 30 November 2011, she was appointed justice minister to the cabinet led by prime minister Boyko Borisov. She succeeded Margarita Popova, who was elected vice-president of Bulgaria. Kovatcheva served until mid-March 2013, since the cabinet resigned. She was succeeded by caretaker justice minister Dragomir Yordanov. On 3 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a population of approximately 675 million; it operates with an annual budget of approximately 500 million euros. The organisation is distinct from the European Union (EU), although it is sometimes confused with it, partly because the EU has adopted the original Flag of Europe, European flag, created for the Council of Europe in 1955, as well as the Anthem of Europe, European anthem. No country has ever joined the EU without first belonging to the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an official United Nations General Assembly observers, United Nations Observer. Being an international organization, the Council of Europe cannot make laws, but it does have the ability to push for the enf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center For Civil Liberties (human Rights Organization)
The Center for Civil Liberties ( uk, Центр Громадянських Свобод, Tsentr Hromadyansʹkykh Svobod) is a Ukrainian human rights organization led by the Ukrainian lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk. It was founded in 2007, with the purpose of pressuring Ukraine's government to make the country more democratic. The organization was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ales Bialiatski and Russian organization Memorial. History Center for Civil Liberties was founded in Kyiv, Ukraine on 30 May 2007. The organization is engaged in introducing legislative amendments in an attempt to make Ukraine more democratic and to improve the public control of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. One of the organisation's focuses is the updating of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. At the time of the 2013—2014 Euromaidan protests the group started the Euromaidan SOS project to provide legal support to protesters who took part in the Euromaidan protests and to mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dejure Foundation
Dejure Foundation or Dejure (from the legal '' de jure'' or ''Democracy Justice Reforms''), created in 2016, is a Ukrainian non-governmental organisation that promotes judicial reform in Ukraine. Dejure analyses judges' integrity based on their records and monitors legal developments related to the judiciary of Ukraine. Creation Dejure Foundation was co-founded in 2016 by former judge at Vinnytsia District Court, Mykhailo Zhernakov, together with a former attorney and a civil society activist. The name ''Dejure'' was chosen to have the double meaning of the legal term '' de jure'', and as an acronym for ''Democracy Justice Reforms''. Aims and methods Dejure aims at helping to reconstruct the judiciary of Ukraine in a way that reduces the level of corruption in Ukraine. One of Dejure's methods is to collect information and the background, asset declarations, known real assets, and conduct of Ukrainian judges. Dejure also monitors proposed laws related to the Ukrainian judicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judiciary Of Ukraine
The judicial system of Ukraine is outlined in the 1996 Constitution of Ukraine.How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy by Anders Åslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2009, (page 245) Before this there was no notion of judicial review nor any Supreme court since 1991's Ukrainian independence. when it started being slowly restructured.U.S. prosecutor tasked with selecting officers to oversee prosecutors' actions Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (9 August 2016) Alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
